Food Service: Preventing Wrist Injuries

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Food ServicePreventing Wrist Injuries
Wrist injuries are common in the food service
profession. These jobs usually require a great
deal of repetition. There are a few things you
can do to protect your wrists.

• Keep wrists in a neutral (straight) position as
  much as possible. Do this when you are slicing
  bread, cutting fruit, stirring, or cleaning.

• Dont rest on the wrists. Avoid the temptation
  to rest your upper body weight on the wrists.
  This can contribute to injury.

• Stretch often during the day. Take a few seconds
  to stretch your fingers, hands, neck, shoulders,
  and back several times throughout the day.

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